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Lake Monroe fogbow

Sanford

Starting with a riverwalk along Lake Monroe, historic Sanford provides an excellent gateway to outdoor recreation along the St. Johns River north of Orlando
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Bear Creek Nature Trail

Bear Creek Nature Trail

Winter Springs      ( 28.677795, -81.245833 )      0.9 miles

A patch of wild in a sea of suburbia, Bear Creek provides nearly a mile’s worth of exploration atop sandy bluffs in a shady creekside hammock in Winter Springs.

Bear encounter at Black Bear Wilderness

Three bears at Black Bear Wilderness

October 20, 2012    Sandra Friend

Visiting this Seminole County preserve for the first time, a string of excellent wildlife sightings culminates in seeing three bears at the trailhead.

Big Tree Park

Big Tree Park

Spring Hammock Preserve  |  Longwood
( 28.720417, -81.331533 )      0.3 miles

While the iconic Senator is no more, Big Tree Park continues to fascinate visitors with its enormous cypress trees, including Lady Liberty. The park provides access to the Cross Seminole Trail.

Biking around Osteen

East Central Regional Rail Trail near Osteen

November 6, 2018    Sandra Friend

Using Beck Ranch Park as our launch point for a cycling adventure in Osteen, we discovered how easy it was to stitch together the local network of bike paths into a pleasant ride, with the Osteen Diner right at hand for lunch.

Biking the Flagler Trail South

July 8, 2013    John Keatley

While biking the Flagler Trail from Geneva Wilderness to Snow Hill Road, John discovers a few useful lessons in being prepared for what can happen on a bike ride through the woods

Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Bear Wilderness

Sanford      ( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

North of Orlando, Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford offers some of the best wildlife watching in the region on its loop along the St. Johns River.

Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Along a narrow levee on the Black Bear Wilderness Loop Trail

Black Bear Wilderness Area  |  Sanford
( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

Trot out your sense of adventure for an immersion into one of the wildest trails you’ll find near Orlando, the 7.1-mile loop in the Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford.

Black Bear Wilderness Walk

Boardwalk

Black Bear Wilderness Area  |  Sanford
( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      2.0 miles

Discover the beauty of the St. Johns River floodplain along this 2 mile round-trip to the rivers edge in wildlife-rich Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Hammock Wilderness Area

Black Hammock Wilderness

Oviedo      ( 28.699408, -81.159226 )      4.5 miles

Black Hammock is a bit of Old Florida in Oviedo, with a trail showcasing a delightfully long boardwalk and a loop through scrub habitats above Lake Jesup

Blue Spring State Park

Manatees in Blue Spring Run

Orange City      ( 28.95179,-81.333636 )      

Blue Spring State Park is well acclaimed for being the best place in Florida to see manatees in the wild, and we don’t mean a dozen or two. Upwards of 200 crowd spring run each winter.

Blue Spring State Park Boardwalk

Blue Spring State Park

Blue Spring State Park  |  Orange City
( 28.942581, -81.341119 )      1.3 miles

If you’ve never seen manatees by the dozens, let alone over a hundred, there’s no better place to watch them than along the boardwalk at Blue Spring State Park in wintertime

Exploring Lake Jesup Wilderness

Sunflowers at Lake Jesup Wilderness

September 30, 2012    John Keatley

September is the time to see swamp sunflowers in bloom, and there’s no better in-your-face place to see them up close in the Orlando area than Lake Jesup Wilderness in Sanford.

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